Leandro Silva (footballer, born 1994)

Leandro Miguel Pereira da Silva (born 4 May 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for F.C. Arouca on loan from Cypriot club AEL Limassol.

Leandro Silva
Personal information
Full name Leandro Miguel Pereira da Silva
Date of birth (1994-05-04) 4 May 1994
Place of birth Castelo de Paiva, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Arouca
(on loan from AEL Limassol)
Number 21
Youth career
2002–2006 Paivense
2006–2013 Porto
2009–2010 → Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Porto B 71 (2)
2015–2016 → Académica (loan) 27 (1)
2016 → Paços Ferreira (loan) 7 (0)
2017 → Académica (loan) 19 (2)
2017– AEL Limassol 50 (6)
2019–2020 → Académica (loan) 22 (2)
2020– → Arouca (loan) 16 (1)
National team
2009–2010 Portugal U16 8 (0)
2010–2011 Portugal U17 15 (1)
2011–2012 Portugal U18 10 (1)
2012–2013 Portugal U19 16 (2)
2014 Portugal U20 3 (1)
2016 Portugal U21 1 (0)
2016 Portugal U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 October 2020

Club career

Born in Castelo de Paiva, Aveiro District, Silva joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of 12. On 21 August 2013 he made his professional debut with the reserves, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute for Thibaut Vion in a 1–0 away win against Portimonense S.C. for the Segunda Liga.[1] On 22 April 2015, in the semi-finals of the Premier League International Cup, he scored all of his team's goals to help overcome Fulham 3–0.[2]

Silva spent the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons on loan in the Primeira Liga, respectively at Académica de Coimbra[3] and F.C. Paços de Ferreira. Due to lack of playing opportunities at the latter he was recalled by his parent club on 26 December 2016,[4] being re-loaned to Académica shortly after.[5]

International career

All youth levels comprised, Silva earned 55 caps for Portugal. He made his debut for the under-21 side on 24 March 2016, in a 4–0 home victory over Liechtenstein for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.[6]

References
  1. "Portimonense-FC Porto B, 0–1: O "miúdo" deu 3 pontos" [Portimonense-FC Porto B, 0–1: The "kid" gave 3 points]. Record. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. "Fulham U21s 0–3 FC Porto U21s". Fulham F.C. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. "Leandro Silva é o novo reforço da Académica" [Leandro Silva is the new Académica addition] (in Portuguese). Académica Coimbra. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. "Leandro Silva regressa ao FC Porto" [Leandro Silva returns to FC Porto]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 26 December 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  5. "Leandro Silva vai reforçar Académica" [Leandro Silva will bolster Académica]. Diário de Coimbra (in Portuguese). 19 January 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. "Golear cedo e cedo descansar no regresso aos Açores" [Early rout and early resting in return to the Azores] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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